Brandon Backe vs. Steve Hamilton — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Hamilton
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Hamilton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Hamilton led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 109 vs 80), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 81), and home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 73). Role difference aside, Steve Hamilton holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Steve Hamilton

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
5.71
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.34
56.34
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.57
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1989
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
7.55
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.69
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
2.9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.57
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
6.17
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
7.21
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.21
7.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.124
1.124
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.46
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.31
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2484
33.72
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
37

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Steve Hamilton

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
5.71
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1990
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663.1
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.78
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.76
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
1.68
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Steve Hamilton

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
1992.19
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
128
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
525
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
14
65.63
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
56.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.59
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
13.73
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
18
84.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
19
89.06
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
37.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
28.13
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
14
65.63
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
3.72
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.44
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
117.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Steve Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
49.37
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.56
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.69
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA